Total Crime Rate
340.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rothbury Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 108th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rothbury Road (E9 5HA) in the last 12 months was 340.8 per 1,000 residents and was 152.3% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rothbury Road (E9 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Hackney Wick. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Prince Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Marks Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brinkworth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Palace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Felstead Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Felstead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wallis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Marks Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Marks Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wallis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leabank Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wick Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wansbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brinkworth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wallis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rothbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hackney Wick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leabank Square | Under investigation |
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